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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| stringent | tight |