GRE Word List
TALISMAN
an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
The meaning of the word talisman is an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |