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 |
|---|---|
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| benison | blessing |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |