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 |
|---|---|
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| unkempt | not combed |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |