TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 18-Mar-13
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 18-Mar-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists advent [ AD-vent ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. the arrival or coming 2. the period before Christmas, that includes four Sundays preceding it, which is considered by Christians as a time to pray and fast 3. the coming or birth of Jesus Christ at the incarnation USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The advent of the information age was welcomed by the developing world. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : In all the days of advent until Christmas day and from then on until 12th night - the season wherein his birth is celebrated - I have been giving him, and will yet give him, much thought. says Clive James BBC, Lest we forget, Jesus the man, 26 Decemb...