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Exegesis
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is extemporaneous. Does it mean:
| to shut or keep out |
| composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment |
Example Sentences
- No scholarly book is complete without academic exegesis.
- Long after Mademoiselle's exegesis the phrase haunted me.
- After that lengthy exegesis, it's unclear whether the skeptics are gilding the lily or just protesting too much.
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World English Dictionary
| exegesis (ˌɛksɪˈdʒiːsɪs) | |
| —n , pl -ses | |
| Compare eisegesis explanation or critical interpretation of a text, esp of the Bible | |
| [C17: from Greek, from exēgeisthai to interpret, from | |
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Word Origin & History
exegesis
1610s, from Gk. exegeisthai "explain, interpret," from ex- "out" + hegeisthai "to lead, guide." Related: Exegetical.
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