GRE Word List

HOMILY

a usually short sermon

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

Random words

WordMeaning
depredationto lay waste : plunder
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
reparablecapable of being repaired
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leave-takingdeparture
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
documentproof
fractioustending to be troublesome : unruly
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence