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 |
|---|---|
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| spare | not being used |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| retaliate | to return like for like |