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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foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |