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 |
|---|---|
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |