GRE Word List
FLIPPANT
lacking proper respect or seriousness
The meaning of the word flippant is lacking proper respect or seriousness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| retrench | cut down |
| overt | open to view : manifest |