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 |
|---|---|
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| invalid | not valid: |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| pending | during |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |