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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mortara sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
specka small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable
stocka store or supply accumulated or available
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action