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 |
|---|---|
| extraneous | not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject |
| recuperate | recover; return to health; regain; Ex. recuperate losses |
| mock | ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision |
| certitude | certainty |
| tract | propaganda pamphlet (esp. by a religious or political group); expanse of land; region of indefinite size; system of related organs; Ex. digestive tract |
| transcendent | exceeding ordinary limits; superior; surpassing; V. transcend: go beyond; exceed; surpass; N. transcendancy |
| ichthyology | study of fish; CF. ichthyo-: fish |
| cataclysm | deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change |
| limp | walk lamely; ADJ: lacking firmness; weak |
| tramp | walk with a heavy step; travel on foot; N: vagrant; one who travels aimlessly about; long walk; sound of heavy walking |