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 |
|---|---|
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| drivel | nonsense |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |