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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| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |