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 |
|---|---|
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |