GRE Word List
GALL
brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
The meaning of the word gall is brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence.
Random words
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preamble | an introductory statement |
salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
prank | trick |
tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |