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 |
|---|---|
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |