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relict

nounCommon GRE wordMore R words

a surviving remnant of something that has largely vanished or become extinct

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Relict in a sentence

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The isolated grove is a relict of forests that once covered the whole valley.

Synonyms
remnantsurvivorvestige
Antonyms

None listed.

Common questions

Questions about “relict

Relict (noun) means a surviving remnant of something that has largely vanished or become extinct
Here is relict used in an example sentence: "The isolated grove is a relict of forests that once covered the whole valley."
Common synonyms for relict include remnant, survivor, vestige.
Relict is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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