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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
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| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
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| amend | to put right |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |