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
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| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |