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 |
|---|---|
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| reek | smoke |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| parlance | speech |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |