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 |
|---|---|
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |