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 |
|---|---|
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |