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 |
|---|---|
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |