GRE Word List

LEVITY

excessive or unseemly frivolity

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

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WordMeaning
encompassinclude
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
toutto make much of : promote
incensematerial used to produce a fragrant odor when burned
chasma deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
copiousyielding something abundantly
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time