GRE Word List

EFFRONTERY

shameless boldness : insolence

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

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WordMeaning
alludeto make indirect reference
blueslow spirits : melancholy
undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
neophytea new convert : proselyte
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
withdrawnremoved from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated
tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
inclineto bend the head or body forward : bow