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 |
|---|---|
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |