GRE Word List
DEVOUT
pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest; Ex. my devout hope
The meaning of the word devout is pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest; Ex. my devout hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cadence | rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm |
| sibling | brother or sister |
| doom | condemnation to a severe penalty; ruin; fate (esp. a tragic or ruinous one); V. |
| partial | incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something |
| phenomena | observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation; SG. phenomenon: observable fact; very unusual person, thing, or event; marvel; wonder; CF. phenomenons; ADJ. phenomenal: very unusual; extraordinary; of a phenomenon; Ex. phenomenal strength |
| rally | come or bring together; call up or summon (forces, vital powers, etc.); revive or recuperate (after illness or difficulty); N: act of rallying; mass gathering |
| hireling | one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician |
| gush | (of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling (without true feeling); Ex. Blood gushed from the wound. |
| winnow | sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing; separate good parts from bad; CF. wind |
| monastic | related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns |
