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 |
|---|---|
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| rightful | just |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| sheer | unqualified |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |