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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| dilute | attenuate |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |