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 |
|---|---|
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| intermediary | mediator |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| pummel | pound |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |