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 |
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ploy | escapade |
permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
forebears | ancestor |
desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
consign | to give over to another's care |
contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |