GRE Word List
FLAGRANT
conspicuously offensive
The meaning of the word flagrant is conspicuously offensive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |