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 |
|---|---|
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
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| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
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