GRE Word List
IMPUDENCE
the quality or state of being impudent
The meaning of the word impudence is the quality or state of being impudent.
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| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
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| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |