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 |
|---|---|
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| privy | private |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |