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 |
|---|---|
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |