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 |
|---|---|
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| guy | man |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |