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 |
|---|---|
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |