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 |
|---|---|
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| politic | political |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |