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.

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WordMeaning
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
paritythe quality or state of being equal or equivalent
legislaturea body of persons having the power to legislate
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained
fortuitousoccurring by chance
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies