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 |
|---|---|
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |