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 |
|---|---|
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| countenance | look |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |