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 |
|---|---|
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |