GRE Word List
ETHOS
the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution
The meaning of the word ethos is the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| scion | descendant |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |