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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |