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 |
|---|---|
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
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| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
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| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| denomination | an act of denominating |