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 |
|---|---|
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |