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 |
|---|---|
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| nourish | nurture |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |