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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|---|---|
| duration | continuance in time |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
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| decipher | decode |
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| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |