GRE Word List
IRREVERENCE
lack of reverence
The meaning of the word irreverence is lack of reverence.
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| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
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| brink | edge |
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| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |