GRE Word List

LEVITY

excessive or unseemly frivolity

The meaning of the word levity is excessive or unseemly frivolity.

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WordMeaning
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
preternaturalexisting outside of nature
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
residualremainder
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
superannuatedoutmoded
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change