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 |
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pilfer | steal |
outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
rivulet | a small stream |
nomenclature | name |
provident | frugal |
musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
savant | a person of learning |