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.
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bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
culvert | a transverse drain |
moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |