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 |
|---|---|
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| nourish | nurture |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| contest | strive |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |