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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| quench | put out |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| headlong | headfirst |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |