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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |