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
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
leonineof, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
decreean order usually having the force of law
jaunta usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
boostto push or shove up from below
alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
severitythe quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh