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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paltryinferior
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tentativenot fully worked out or developed
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
exegesisexposition
dingydirty
atypicalnot typical : irregular