GRE Word List
IRREVERENCE
lack of reverence
The meaning of the word irreverence is lack of reverence.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| garnish | decorate |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| verdant | green in tint or color |