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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stench | stink |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| noisome | noxious |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |