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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| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
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| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
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