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reverent

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore R words

feeling or showing deep respect and admiration

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Reverent in a sentence

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Visitors spoke in reverent whispers as they entered the ancient temple.

Synonyms
respectfuldeferentialveneratingawed
Antonyms
irreverentdisrespectfulscornful

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The treaty was hailed as a triumph of diplomacy, yet historians now regard its terms as blank, since they merely postponed the conflicts they claimed to resolve.

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Reverent (adjective) means feeling or showing deep respect and admiration
Here is reverent used in an example sentence: "Visitors spoke in reverent whispers as they entered the ancient temple."
Common synonyms for reverent include respectful, deferential, venerating, awed.
Antonyms of reverent include irreverent, disrespectful, scornful.
Reverent is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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