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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phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
facadethe front of a building
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
concorda state of agreement : harmony
vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse