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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| violate | break |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |