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 |
|---|---|
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| enduring | lasting |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |