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 |
|---|---|
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| pundit | pandit |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |