GRE Word List
EFFRONTERY
shameless boldness : insolence
The meaning of the word effrontery is shameless boldness : insolence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| compulsive | having power to compel |