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.
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curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
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disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
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dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
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