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 |
|---|---|
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| clip | encompass |
| implode | to burst inward |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |