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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| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
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| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| resign | relegate |
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| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |