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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coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
predetermine | foreordain |
novelty | something new or unusual |
turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |