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.

Random words

WordMeaning
embryonicof or relating to an embryo
benisonblessing
dissentto withhold assent or approval
careento put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
smudgeto make a smudge on