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
remissionthe act or process of remitting
brinkedge
leonineof, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
castigationto subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
mishapan unfortunate accident
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
grimfierce in disposition or action : savage
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
discomposeto destroy the composure of