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 |
|---|---|
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| purported | reputed |