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 |
|---|---|
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |