GRE Word List
NEGLIGENCE
the quality or state of being negligent
The meaning of the word negligence is the quality or state of being negligent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |