GRE Word List
STUDIOUS
assiduous in the pursuit of learning
The meaning of the word studious is assiduous in the pursuit of learning.
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| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |