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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |