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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| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| syllogism | a 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") |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |