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 |
|---|---|
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |