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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|---|---|
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
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| conflagration | fire |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
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