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 |
|---|---|
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| retrench | cut down |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |