GRE Word List

MARTYR

a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion

The meaning of the word martyr is a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion.

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WordMeaning
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
enlistto secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
galaxymilky way galaxy
immolateto kill or destroy especially by fire
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
transpireto take place : go on