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 |
|---|---|
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| peerless | matchless |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |