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 |
|---|---|
| purported | reputed |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| forte | one's strong point |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| eventual | contingent |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |