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 |
|---|---|
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| brawny | muscular |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| postulate | demand |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |