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 |
|---|---|
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| imprecation | curse |