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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WordMeaning
malodoroushaving a bad odor
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
unkemptnot combed
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb