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

WordMeaning
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
incrustationa crust or hard coating
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
rusea wily subterfuge
rompone that romps
unwieldynot easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw