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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remunerativeserving to remunerate
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muskyhaving an odor of or resembling musk
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
concertedmutually contrived or agreed on
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
predecessorone that precedes