GRE Word List
PIETY
the quality or state of being pious: such as
The meaning of the word piety is the quality or state of being pious: such as.
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Word | Meaning |
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cringe | to recoil in distaste |
temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
passive | acted upon by an external agency |
quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |