GRE Word List
BLASPHEMY
the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
The meaning of the word blasphemy is the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |