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 |
|---|---|
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |