GRE Word List
HOMILY
a usually short sermon
The meaning of the word homily is a usually short sermon.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |