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.

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fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse
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throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
minutiaea minute or minor detail
anonymitythe quality or state of being anonymous
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
spoilsportone who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
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routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter