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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
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