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 |
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| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |