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 |
|---|---|
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |