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.

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cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)
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lardera place where food is stored : pantry
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
incandescentwhite, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
ragamuffina ragged often disreputable person
tactfulhaving or showing tact
stemthe main trunk of a plant