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 |
|---|---|
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |