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 |
|---|---|
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| mystic | mystical |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |