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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| prong | fork |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |