GRE Word List

MASS

the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist

The meaning of the word mass is the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist.

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pastoralof, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
effeminatehaving feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
seditionincitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
billowingwave