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 |
|---|---|
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| fete | festival |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| allude | to make indirect reference |