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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
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| executor | one who executes something |
| abnegation | denial |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
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