GRE Word List
HERESY
adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
The meaning of the word heresy is adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
rubric | an authoritative rule |
confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
belated | delayed beyond the usual time |