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).
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toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
redress | to set right : remedy |
tanner | one that tans hides |
atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |