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 |
|---|---|
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |