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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inhibitto prohibit from doing something
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
feintsomething feigned
reproveto scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
azurethe blue color of the clear sky
deterrentserving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter
obsidiana dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling