GRE Word List
EFFRONTERY
shameless boldness : insolence
The meaning of the word effrontery is shameless boldness : insolence.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |