GRE Word List
IRREVERENCE
lack of reverence
The meaning of the word irreverence is lack of reverence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| overwhelm | upset |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| forte | one's strong point |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |