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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unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
wearyexhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
jesta joking or mocking remark
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
ventureto proceed especially in the face of danger
avengeto take vengeance for or on behalf of
emanateto come out from a source
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark