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.

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platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
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rarefiedbeing less dense
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overweeningarrogant
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
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forteone's strong point
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