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 |
|---|---|
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |