GRE Word List
PIOUS
marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
The meaning of the word pious is marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| actuary | clerk |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| hortatory | hortative |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
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| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |