GRE Word List
IGNOMINY
deep personal humiliation and disgrace
The meaning of the word ignominy is deep personal humiliation and disgrace.
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| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
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| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
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| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
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