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 |
|---|---|
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| exegesis | exposition |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |