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

WordMeaning
solventable to pay all legal debts
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
seasoneda time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
shearto cut off the hair from
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
avalanchea large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling