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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| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
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| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
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| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
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