GRE Word List
HOMILY
a usually short sermon
The meaning of the word homily is a usually short sermon.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| lunar | crescent |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| guileless | innocent |