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
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
brevityshortness of duration
practicalof, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal
tippleto drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
invulnerableincapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
confidencea feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
loftan upper room or floor : attic
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)