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 |
|---|---|
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |