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 |
|---|---|
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| demure | reserved |
| defalcate | deduct |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |