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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| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
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| pander | to act as a pander |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |