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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| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
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| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
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