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 |
|---|---|
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| exude | to ooze out |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |