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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| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
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| bookish | of or relating to books |
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| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
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| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |