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Advanced Words Needed for the GRE - The Soul of a Soulless World
Here you will learn some English words about society and religion, such as "disperse", "dogma", "litany", etc. that are needed for the GRE exam.
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to alienate
[verb]
to make it so that someone is no longer friendly, supportive, or sympathetic toward one
to supplicate
[verb]
to make a request or prayer for something, particularly in an earnest and humble manner
to venerate
[verb]
to feel or display a great amount of respect toward something or someone
atavism
[noun]
an ancestral or ancient trait, feeling, outlook, activity, etc. that modern humans revert to
chauvinist
[noun]
someone who strongly believes that their gender, race, country, or group is superior
exegesis
[noun]
an interpretation and thorough explanation of a piece of writing, particularly a religious one
hedonist
[noun]
an individual who acts according to the belief that pursuing pleasure is of the highest importance in life
iconoclast
[noun]
an individual who criticizes and attacks beliefs, ideas, customs, etc. that are generally cherished or accepted
libertine
[noun]
an individual who is not concerned with morality and overindulges in pleasure, particularly sexual pleasure
litany
[noun]
a religious service that consists of the leading person saying some prayers followed by set responses from the people who are participating
occult
[noun]
all that relates to the magical and supernatural, their events, practices, powers, etc.
recluse
[noun]
an individual who lives by themselves and avoids all sorts of contact with other people
contrite
[adjective]
expressing or experiencing deep regret or guilt because of a wrong act that one has committed
sacrosanct
[adjective]
extremely important, to the point that it is not allowed to be condemned or changed
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