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 |
|---|---|
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| shack | hut |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |