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 |
|---|---|
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |