GRE Word List
IGNOMINY
deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious; Ex. ignominous defeat
The meaning of the word ignominy is deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious; Ex. ignominous defeat.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bask | luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth |
| bludgeon | club; heavy-headed weapon; V. |
| congruence | correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity |
| obscure | dark; vague; unclear; not well known; Ex. obscure meaning/village; V: darken; cover; make unclear; Ex. obscure the moon/meaning |
| franchise | right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory |
| caucus | private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston |
| irreverence | lack of proper respect or reverence; ADJ. irreverent |
| precipitant | something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form; ħ; OP. solvent |
| engender | cause; produce; give rise to |
| hybrid | mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize |
