GRE Word List
HOMILY
a usually short sermon
The meaning of the word homily is a usually short sermon.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |