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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| alleviate | relieve |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| progeny | descendants |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |