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 |
|---|---|
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |