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

WordMeaning
exhumedisinter
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
abashto destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
energizeto make energetic, vigorous, or active
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain