GRE Word List

LITANY

a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation

The meaning of the word litany is a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation.

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WordMeaning
egregiousconspicuous
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
self-righteousconvinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
wreakbring about
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
embitterto excite bitter feelings in