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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equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform
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terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
invertto reverse in position, order, or relationship
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
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