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 |
|---|---|
| encompass | include |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |