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 |
|---|---|
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| ram | a male sheep |