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 |
|---|---|
| congenial | pleasant |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| hardy | bold |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |