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

WordMeaning
sturdyfirmly built or constituted : stout
facultyability
nauseateto become affected with nausea
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
obscuredark
stanchto check or stop the flowing of
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
lackadaisicallacking life, spirit, or zest : languid
insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless