GRE Word List
DUTIFUL
filled with or motivated by a sense of duty
The meaning of the word dutiful is filled with or motivated by a sense of duty.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |