GRE Word List
IDOLATRY
the worship of a physical object as a god
The meaning of the word idolatry is the worship of a physical object as a god.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |