GRE Word List
LEVITY
excessive or unseemly frivolity
The meaning of the word levity is excessive or unseemly frivolity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| desiccate | to dry up |
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| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
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| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |