Exam: GRE (Verbal)

Definition: Having a joyful and blissful quality that brings happiness or peace.

Example: She had a beatific smile that lit up the room.

Definition: In a way that shows great happiness and peace, often associated with a sense of bliss or joy.

Example: She smiled beatifically as she watched the sunset over the ocean.

Definition: Describing someone who has been officially recognized by the church as having reached heaven after death, often as part of the process of becoming a saint.

Example: The church declared him beatified, marking an important step towards sainthood.

Definition: To declare someone as blessed or holy, often in a religious context, usually after their death.

Example: The church beatified the monk for his acts of kindness and devotion.

Definition: To declare someone to be blessed and worthy of religious honor, especially in the context of the Roman Catholic Church.

Example: The church decided to beatify the late bishop for his contributions to the community.

Definition: A state of great happiness or blessedness, often used in a religious context, especially referring to the declarations made by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.

Example: The monks sought a life of beatitude, filled with peace and joy.

Definition: The quality or state of being beautiful or attractive.

Example: The beauteousness of the landscape took my breath away.

Definition: To make something unclear or difficult to understand, often by covering it with confusion or uncertainty.

Example: The sudden changes in policy beclouded the company's future plans.

Definition: In a way that is appropriate or suitable; fitting.

Example: She dressed becomingly for the formal event.

Definition: A unit of measurement for radioactivity, representing one nuclear decay or transformation occurring each second.

Example: The level of radioactivity in the sample was measured in becquerels.

Definition: To cover something with a thick or messy layer of a substance, often in a way that looks excessive or unattractive.

Example: The artist decided to bedaub the canvas with bright colors to create a bold effect.