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 |
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| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
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| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |