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 |
|---|---|
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| imbue | endow |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |