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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| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |