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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WordMeaning
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
testyeasily annoyed : irritable
injuriousinflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
ambulatoryable to walk about and not bedridden
malignevil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
perforateto make a hole through
juntaa council or committee for political or governmental purposes