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 |
|---|---|
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| lout | to bow in respect |