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 |
|---|---|
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| evenhanded | fair |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |