GRE Word List

HOMILY

a usually short sermon

The meaning of the word homily is a usually short sermon.

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resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
acridsharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating
jocosegiven to joking : merry
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impedimentsomething that impedes
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
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lexicographeran author or editor of a dictionary
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful