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 |
|---|---|
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |