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

WordMeaning
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
indignityan act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
bulgeto jut out : swell
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
reckoncount
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical