GRE Word List
HOMILY
sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic
The meaning of the word homily is sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delve | dig; search deeply; investigate |
| extirpate | root up; uproot; destroy completely |
| sound | in good condition; showing good judgment or good sense; thorough; complete; Ex. sound mind/investment/training |
| quagmire | bog; marsh; soft, wet, boggy land; predicament; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
| edify | instruct; correct morally |
| colloquy | informal discussion; conversation |
| articulate | effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly; having clear sounds; having joints; Ex. articulate speech; V: express thoughts and feeling clearly; pronounce clearly; unite by joints |
| fete | honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast |
| pinnace | small boat |
| gentility | those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel |
