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 |
|---|---|
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| passe | past one's prime |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |