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
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
nimblequick and light in motion : agile
percussionthe act of percussing: such as
nascentcoming or having recently come into existence
unguenta soothing or healing salve : ointment
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
shirkto go stealthily : sneak
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details