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 |
|---|---|
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |