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 |
|---|---|
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| portly | dignified |