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 |
|---|---|
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |