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 |
|---|---|
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |