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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| freebooter | pirate |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
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| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |