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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |