GRE Word List
AMULET
charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck
The meaning of the word amulet is charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disseminate | distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds) |
| jollity | gaiety; cheerfulness; ADJ. jolly: merry; gay |
| interminable | endless |
| banal | hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; cliched |
| acerbity | bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone) |
| elegy | poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac |
| divine | perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic); foresee the future; foretell; dowse; ADJ. N. divination |
| therapeutic | curative; N. therapy |
| stench | strong foul odor; reek; stink |
| consanguineous | having a common ancestor |
