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 |
|---|---|
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| viable | capable of living |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |