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 |
|---|---|
| amity | friendship |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |