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 |
|---|---|
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |