GRE Word List
IMPUGN
dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight
The meaning of the word impugn is dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bacchanal | noisy party with a lot of drinking |
| libido | psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity; sexual desire |
| gush | (of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling (without true feeling); Ex. Blood gushed from the wound. |
| admonish | warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove |
| perforate | pierce; put a hole through |
| coy | shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer¸¦ ¹Þ¾ÒÀ» ¶§ |
| pandemonium | wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost |
| constituent | supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component |
| vulgar | of the common people; deficient in refinement; not refined; coarse; Ex. vulgar display of wealth; N. vulgarism: vulgarity; crudely indecent word; CF. vulgarian: vulgar person; boor; lout |
| rankle | irritate; fester; annoy |
