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 |
|---|---|
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |