GRE Word List

IMPUGN

to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity

The meaning of the word impugn is to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity.

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WordMeaning
badinageplayful repartee : banter
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
legerdemainsleight of hand
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
engenderbeget
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith