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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WordMeaning
pigmenta substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials
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resurgeto undergo a resurgence
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
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vieto strive for superiority : contend
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
gnarlsnarl
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain