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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |