GRE Word List
EFFRONTERY
shameless boldness : insolence
The meaning of the word effrontery is shameless boldness : insolence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
