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 |
|---|---|
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |