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 |
|---|---|
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
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| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |