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 |
|---|---|
| realm | kingdom |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |