GRE Word List

INDIGNITY

an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult

The meaning of the word indignity is an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult.

Random words

WordMeaning
induceto move by persuasion or influence
concatenatelinked together
miscreantunbelieving
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
marshala high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
rapturean expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
shama trick that deludes : hoax
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm