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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |