GRE Word List
IDOLATRY
worship of idols; excessive admiration or devotion; ADJ. idolatrous
The meaning of the word idolatry is worship of idols; excessive admiration or devotion; ADJ. idolatrous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irascible | irritable; easily angered |
| diurnal | daily; occurring during the daytime |
| hallucination | delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official) |
| consolidation | unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen |
| intransigence | refusal of any compromise; stubbornness; ADJ. intransigent: uncompromising |
| aggregate | sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars |
| spate | sudden flood or rush; Ex. spate of accidents |
| trim | make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the edges); Ex. trim the cost; Ex. jacket trimmed with fur; N. ADJ: tidy; in good order |
| superfluous | excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity |
