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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WordMeaning
parcheddeprived of natural moisture
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
incoherentlacking coherence: such as
luminarya person of prominence or brilliant achievement
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
psychea princess loved by Cupid
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass