GRE Word List

HOMILY

a usually short sermon

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

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WordMeaning
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow
snivelto run at the nose
documentproof
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
funerealof or relating to a funeral
prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread