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
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
fancyto have a fancy (see fancy
rampantrearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging