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 |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| haggard | not tamed |