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 |
|---|---|
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| enhance | heighten |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |