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 |
|---|---|
| haven | harbor |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |