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 |
|---|---|
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |