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 |
|---|---|
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |