flout
to openly disregard a rule, law, or convention
Flout in a sentence
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Drivers who flout traffic laws face steeper fines this year.
The firm continued to flout the safety regulations until a fatal accident forced an inquiry.
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Although the senator's memoir was marketed as a frank reckoning with his failures, reviewers found it relentlessly blank, dwelling on grievances and recasting every setback as the fault of his adversaries.
Using “flout” well
Flout means to openly and contemptuously disregard a rule or convention. Its constant pitfall is flaunt, which means to show off; one flouts authority but flaunts a possession.
More GRE words starting with F
to make up something false in order to deceive
a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead
a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories
treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor
achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow
to make an action or process easier or more achievable
a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition
inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent
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