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 |
|---|---|
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |