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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WordMeaning
surmountto prevail over : overcome
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
searbeing dried and withered
entourageone's attendants or associates
clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
stratuma bed or layer artificially made
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
actuarialof or relating to actuaries