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 |
|---|---|
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |