GRE Word List

TEMERITY

unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness

The meaning of the word temerity is unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness.

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rivetinghaving the power to fix the attention : engrossing
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
quislingtraitor
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
dappledmarked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical
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ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric