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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |