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 |
|---|---|
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| fuddle | booze |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| hallowed | holy |