GRE Word List
HOMILY
a usually short sermon
The meaning of the word homily is a usually short sermon.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| hap | happening |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |