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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WordMeaning
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
antecedeprecede
compriseto be made up of
bullya blustering, browbeating person
commemorateto call to remembrance
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect