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 |
|---|---|
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |