GRE Word List
AMULET
a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
The meaning of the word amulet is a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| delve | excavate |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |