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 |
|---|---|
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |