This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you how to specifically implement it in business. A well-spoken, intelligent agent inspires confidence with clients and colleagues alike.
This week’s closing word: impudent
Pronounced: (IM-pyuh-duhnt)
Adjective:
1. Marked by offensive boldness
2. Not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.
Synonyms:
insolent – impertinent – shameless – barefaced – cheeky
Example: “I thought it was particularly impudent of the potential buyer to call my client and berate her for not accepting his lowball offer. Now I don’t think she’d sell to him even if he came back with a more reasonable price.”
