GRE Word List

RELIC

an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr

The meaning of the word relic is an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr.

Random words

WordMeaning
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
ventureto proceed especially in the face of danger
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
buffeta blow especially with the hand
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
egressa place or means of going out : exit
compriseto be made up of