GRE Word List
FLIPPANT
lacking proper respect or seriousness
The meaning of the word flippant is lacking proper respect or seriousness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |