GRE Word List
UMBRAGE
a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
The meaning of the word umbrage is a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| pending | during |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |