GRE Word List
IRREVERENCE
lack of reverence
The meaning of the word irreverence is lack of reverence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |