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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interim | an intervening time : interval |
warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
armada | a fleet of warships |
mausoleum | a large tomb |
lateral | of or relating to the side |