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.

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fallaciousembodying a fallacy
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
centurionan officer commanding a Roman century
inhibitto prohibit from doing something
commandeerto compel to perform military service
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