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 |
|---|---|
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| billowing | wave |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |