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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |