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 |
|---|---|
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |