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 |
|---|---|
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |