GRE Word List
DEVOUT
committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
The meaning of the word devout is committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises.
Random words
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| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| mystic | mystical |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
