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
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
reprimanda severe or formal reproof
blackballto vote against
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
searbeing dried and withered
accessoryan object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding