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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WordMeaning
juncturea point of time
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
scintillaspark
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes