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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| succor | relief |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| ossify | to change into bone |