GRE Word List

FILIAL

of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter

The meaning of the word filial is of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter.

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WordMeaning
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
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interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
incredulitythe quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief
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pathosan element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
wilyfull of wiles : crafty