GRE Word List

EFFRONTERY

shameless boldness : insolence

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

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WordMeaning
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
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immunenot susceptible or responsive
feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
sobernot intoxicated
concentrichaving a common center
citadela fortress that commands (see command
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
kenthe range of perception, understanding, or knowledge
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