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
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| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
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| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
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| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |