Advanced Vocabulary for the GRE - The Soul of a Soulless World

to make one feel isolated or hostile toward a person or group

to part and move in different directions

to make a request or prayer for something, particularly in an earnest and humble manner

to feel or display a great amount of respect toward something or someone

the act of elevating a person's rank to that of a god

an ancestral or ancient trait, feeling, outlook, activity, etc. that modern humans revert to

someone who strongly believes that their gender, race, country, or group is superior

a moment in which one comes to a sudden realization

an interpretation and thorough explanation of a piece of writing, particularly a religious one

an individual who acts according to the belief that pursuing pleasure is of the highest importance in life

an individual who criticizes and attacks beliefs, ideas, customs, etc. that are generally cherished or accepted

an individual who is not concerned with morality and overindulges in pleasure, particularly sexual pleasure

a religious service that consists of the leading person saying some prayers followed by set responses from the people who are participating

the customs and values of a society that characterize it

all that relates to the magical and supernatural, their events, practices, powers, etc.

a statement meaning to predict or guess the events of the future

an individual who lives by themselves and avoids all sorts of contact with other people

an act that is considered to be impolite or unacceptable

a disposition or behavior that is extremely immoral or wicked

requiring specialized or secret knowledge to comprehend fully

lacking in intellect, culture, knowledge, or morals

expressing or experiencing deep regret or guilt because of a wrong act that one has committed

tremendously wicked or evil, just like the Devil

not connected in an orderly or coherent way

extremely enthusiastic or obsessed about something

(of people) delighted by the company of others

unbiased and not favoring one side

following established beliefs, traditions, or accepted standards

having strong faith in a religion and living according to it

behaving in a manner that shows one's high moral standards

divided into groups that strongly disagree

extremely important, to the point that it is not allowed to be condemned or changed

not concerned or connected with religion

behaving in a manner that is impolite and not in accordance with the situation