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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WordMeaning
finishto come to an end : terminate
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
tyrannyoppressive power
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
respitea period of temporary delay
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
quipa clever usually taunting remark : gibe