GRE Word List
IMPIOUS
not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
The meaning of the word impious is not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| slake | subside |