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 |
|---|---|
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| missive | a written communication : letter |