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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unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
heedto pay attention
allureto entice by charm or attraction
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
shuffleto mix in a mass confusedly : jumble
featurethe structure, form, or appearance especially of a person
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
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