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.

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stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
admonishto indicate duties or obligations to
diversediffering from one another : unlike
crossbreedhybridize
remissnegligent in the performance of work or duty : careless
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded
recastto cast again
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one