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 |
|---|---|
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| sublimate | sublime |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| blackball | to vote against |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |