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 |
|---|---|
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |