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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| submissive | submitting to others |