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 |
|---|---|
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| dynamo | generator |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |