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
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed
shavingthe act of one that shaves
panaceaa remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
facadethe front of a building
felicitythe quality or state of being happy
vilifyto utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
rumbleto make a low heavy rolling sound
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source