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

WordMeaning
exhumedisinter
sledgesledgehammer
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
slywise in practical affairs
affirmationthe act of affirming
invalidateto make invalid
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing