GRE Word List
FLAGRANT
conspicuously offensive
The meaning of the word flagrant is conspicuously offensive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| forte | one's strong point |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |