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
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
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transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
effluviuman invisible emanation
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
gibberishunintelligible or meaningless language: