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 |
|---|---|
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| welter | writhe |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |