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 |
|---|---|
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |