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 |
|---|---|
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |