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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| perforate | to make a hole through |