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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |