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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| Word | Meaning |
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| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| aver | to declare positively |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |