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.

Random words

WordMeaning
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
monochromatichaving or consisting of one color or hue
compartmenta separate division or section
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
withdrawnremoved from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
embroiderto ornament with needlework
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule