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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| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |