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.
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| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| debonair | suave |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| acclaim | applaud |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |