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 |
|---|---|
| dull | tedious |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| biting | having the power to bite |