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 |
|---|---|
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| pummel | pound |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |