GRE Word List
IMPUNITY
freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish
The meaning of the word impunity is freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pulverize | crush or grind into very small particles |
| frond | fern leaf; palm or banana leaf |
| mortify | humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one's body) by self-denial; Ex. mortified by her blunder; Ex. mortify the flesh; CF. cause to die |
| retrograde | go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ. |
| ruthless | pitiless; merciless; cruel |
| fraught | filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight |
| sarcasm | cutting ironic remark; scornful remarks; stinging rebuke; ADJ. sarcastic |
| deride | ridicule; treat with contempt; make fun of; OP. respect |
| gnarled | twisted |
| merit | deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise |
