GRE vocabulary
barefaced
shameless and undisguised; making no attempt to conceal wrongdoing or audacity
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Questions about “barefaced”
Barefaced (adjective) means shameless and undisguised; making no attempt to conceal wrongdoing or audacity
Here is barefaced used in an example sentence: "It was a barefaced lie, and everyone in the room knew it the moment he spoke."
Common synonyms for barefaced include brazen, blatant, unabashed, impudent.
Antonyms of barefaced include subtle, covert, discreet.
Barefaced is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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