GRE Word List
HOMILY
a usually short sermon
The meaning of the word homily is a usually short sermon.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| juncture | a point of time |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |