GRE Word List

MEDITATION

a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation

The meaning of the word meditation is a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation.

Random words

WordMeaning
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
parallelismthe quality or state of being parallel
elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
maladya disease or disorder of the animal body
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
fanciedimagined or believed to be true or real
voodooa religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony