GRE Word List
HOMILY
a usually short sermon
The meaning of the word homily is a usually short sermon.
Random words
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| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| opulence | wealth |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |