GRE Word List
INDIGNITY
treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; Ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them.
The meaning of the word indignity is treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; Ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debris | rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed |
| untenable | (of a position, esp. in an argument) indefensible; not able to be maintained |
| emulate | imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation) |
| devolve | deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work, or property); Ex. devolve on/upon/to |
| enormity | hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous |
| retiring | shy and reserved (of a person); modest; Ex. her retiring personality |
| nettle | irritate; annoy; vex; ADJ. nettlesome |
| unwonted | unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived with unwonted punctuality. |
| coalesce | combine; fuse; N. coalescence |
| odium | detestation; quality of being odious; hatefulness; disrepute (resulting from hateful conduct) |
