GRE Word List
EFFRONTERY
shameless boldness : insolence
The meaning of the word effrontery is shameless boldness : insolence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scotch | scottish |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |