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 |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |