GRE Word List
TOTEM
an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry
The meaning of the word totem is an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |