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 |
|---|---|
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| concordat | compact |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |