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 |
|---|---|
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |