GRE Word List
FETISH
an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
The meaning of the word fetish is an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| quarry | game |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| garnish | decorate |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| forebears | ancestor |