GRE Word List
RELIGIOUS
relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
The meaning of the word religious is relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| sidetrack | siding |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |