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 |
|---|---|
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |