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 |
|---|---|
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |