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 |
|---|---|
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |