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 |
|---|---|
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| trappings | outward signs |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |