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
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| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| draught | a 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 |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |