GRE Word List

EFFRONTERY

shameless boldness : insolence

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

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WordMeaning
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
engagingtending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
manifestreadily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
stem_fromarise from; originate from
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
seedycontaining or full of seeds
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless