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 |
|---|---|
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |