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 |
|---|---|
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |