GRE Word List

EFFRONTERY

shameless boldness : insolence

The meaning of the word effrontery is shameless boldness : insolence.

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WordMeaning
transcribeto make a written copy of
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
citadela fortress that commands (see command
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
integralessential to completeness : constituent
manifestationthe act, process, or an instance of manifesting
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface