GRE Word List
ADVENT
the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
The meaning of the word advent is the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| nourishment | food |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |