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
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
soldera metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces
restitutionan act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
cremateto subject to cremation
glossyhaving a surface luster or brightness
averto declare positively
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
credoa guiding belief or principle : creed
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies