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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WordMeaning
warrena place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays