GRE Word List
IGNOMINY
deep personal humiliation and disgrace
The meaning of the word ignominy is deep personal humiliation and disgrace.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| primal | original |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |