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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WordMeaning
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
puzzleto offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally
marshala high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
diatribea bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
amendto put right
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary