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

WordMeaning
expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
apocalypticof, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
dictuma noteworthy statement: such as
colossusa statue of gigantic size and proportions
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
lugubriousmournful
assailto attack violently : assault
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete