GRE Word List

ORTHODOX

conforming to established doctrine especially in religion

The meaning of the word orthodox is conforming to established doctrine especially in religion.

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consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
disarraya lack of order or sequence : confusion
deterrentserving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
representationalone that represents: such as
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty