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 |
|---|---|
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| scotch | scottish |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |