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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| aver | to declare positively |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |