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 |
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| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |