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 |
|---|---|
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| noisome | noxious |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |