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 |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |