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 |
|---|---|
| primal | original |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| collected | gathered together |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |