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 |
|---|---|
| ravenous | rapacious |
| residual | remainder |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| impuissance | weakness |
| dynamo | generator |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |