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 |
|---|---|
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| trample | tramp |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| hubbub | noise |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |