GRE Word List
RIGHTEOUS
acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
The meaning of the word righteous is acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| verge | brink |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |