GRE Word List
HOMILY
a usually short sermon
The meaning of the word homily is a usually short sermon.
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| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
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| inopportune | inconvenient |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| brevity | shortness of duration |