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 |
|---|---|
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |