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
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
adeptthoroughly proficient : expert
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
cerebrationto use the mind : think
commandeerto compel to perform military service
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible