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 |
|---|---|
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| quarry | game |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| blackball | to vote against |