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 |
|---|---|
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| irate | roused to ire |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |