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 |
|---|---|
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |