GRE Word List
DEFIANCE
the act or an instance of defying : challenge
The meaning of the word defiance is the act or an instance of defying : challenge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |