GRE Word List
IMPERTINENT
given to or characterized by insolent rudeness
The meaning of the word impertinent is given to or characterized by insolent rudeness.
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| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |