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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| ploy | escapade |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
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| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |