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 |
|---|---|
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| prattle | prate |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |