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 |
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| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
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| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |