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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
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| concordat | compact |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |