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 |
|---|---|
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |