GRE Word List
IRREVERENCE
lack of reverence
The meaning of the word irreverence is lack of reverence.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |