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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pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity
solicitousmanifesting or expressing solicitude
aliasotherwise called : otherwise known as
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
indissolublenot dissoluble
cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
bombardmenta late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
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