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 |
|---|---|
| exhume | disinter |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |