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 |
|---|---|
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| flighty | swift |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| nomenclature | name |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |