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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prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
bulliongold or silver considered as so much metal
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
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varnisha liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
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