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 |
|---|---|
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| forlorn | bereft |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| clip | encompass |