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 |
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raspy | harsh |
trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |