GRE Word List

PRESUMPTUOUS

overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties

The meaning of the word presumptuous is overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties.

Random words

WordMeaning
inhibitto prohibit from doing something
psychiatrista medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
scurriloususing or given to coarse language