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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WordMeaning
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
recessthe action of receding : recession
repastsomething taken as food : meal
resortone that affords aid or refuge : resource
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
functionalof, connected with, or being a function
salineconsisting of or containing salt
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
impingeencroach
slackento make less active : slow up