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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WordMeaning
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
firebranda piece of burning wood
jetsamthe part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
vyingcontending; to strive for superiority
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
pummelpound
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside