GRE Word List

FLIPPANT

lacking proper respect or seriousness

The meaning of the word flippant is lacking proper respect or seriousness.

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WordMeaning
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
jabberto talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
vainhaving or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water