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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rustleto make or cause a rustle
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
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astralof, relating to, or coming from the stars
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fraileasily led into evil