GRE Word List
TOTEM
animal, plant, or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family; representation of this; Ex. totem pole
The meaning of the word totem is animal, plant, or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family; representation of this; Ex. totem pole.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mettle | courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome |
| slag | glassy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter |
| pungent | stinging; acrid; sharp in taste or smell; (of speech or writing) caustic; N. pungency |
| inarticulate | speechless; producing indistinct speech; not articulate; not expressing oneself clearly |
| ingrained | deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice |
| petrify | turn to stone; cause to become stonelike; stun or paralyze |
| burnish | make shiny by rubbing; polish |
| habituate | accustom or familiarize; addict |
| babble | chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone; N. |
| fallow | (of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated |