GRE Word List
IMPIETY
the quality or state of being impious : irreverence
The meaning of the word impiety is the quality or state of being impious : irreverence.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| append | attach |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| inductive | of, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |