GRE Word List
UMBRAGE
resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult; Ex. take umbrage at his rudeness
The meaning of the word umbrage is resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult; Ex. take umbrage at his rudeness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| culvert | artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road |
| jaundiced | yellowed; prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful) from long and disappointing experience of human affairs; Ex. with a jaundiced eye |
| apropos | with reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV. |
| rightful | legally correct; Ex. rightful owner |
| dissonance | discord |
| peccadillo | slight offense or fault; CF. sin |
| sinuous | twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest |
| mettle | courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome |
| vise | vice; tool for holding work in place; clamping device |
| vulnerable | susceptible to wounds or attack; N. vulnerability |