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 |
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| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| asunder | into parts |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| brazen | made of brass |