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 |
|---|---|
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |