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 |
|---|---|
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| cohorts | companion |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |