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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|---|---|
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
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| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
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| pummel | pound |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |