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Advanced Vocabulary 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

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

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to disperse

to part and move in different directions

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to supplicate

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

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to venerate

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

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apotheosis

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

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atavism

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

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chauvinist

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

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epiphany

a moment in which one comes to a sudden realization

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exegesis

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

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hedonist

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

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iconoclast

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

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libertine

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

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litany

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

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mores

the customs and values of a society that characterize it

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occult

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

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prognostication

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

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recluse

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

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solecism

an act that is considered to be impolite or unacceptable

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turpitude

a disposition or behavior that is extremely immoral or wicked

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arcane

requiring specialized or secret knowledge to comprehend fully

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benighted

lacking in intellect, culture, knowledge, or morals

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contrite

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

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diabolical

tremendously wicked or evil, just like the Devil

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disjointed

not connected in an orderly or coherent way

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fanatical

extremely enthusiastic or obsessed about something

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gregarious

(of people) delighted by the company of others

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indifferent

unbiased and not favoring one side

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orthodox

following or conforming to established beliefs or accepted norms

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pious

having strong faith in a religion and living according to it

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principled

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

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polarized

divided into groups that strongly disagree

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sacrosanct

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

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secular

not concerned or connected with religion

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unseemly

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

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