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 |
|---|---|
| assent | agree; accept; N. assessment |
| seminary | school for training future ministers; secondary school, especially for young women |
| filing | particle removed by a file |
| misadventure | mischance; ill luck; Ex. death by misadventure |
| noose | loop formed in a rope |
| meretricious | flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. metericious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute |
| scad | a great quantity; Ex. scads of clothes |
| torso | trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk |
| prodigious | enormous; marvelous; extraordinary; Ex. prodigious amount/memory |
| bombastic | pompous; using inflated language |