GRE Word List
IMPUNITY
exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
The meaning of the word impunity is exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| violate | break |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |