GRE Word List

REVEREND

worthy of reverence : revered

The meaning of the word reverend is worthy of reverence : revered.

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oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
menageriea place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania