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
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
slackento make less active : slow up
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
catharticof, relating to, or producing catharsis
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
computeto determine especially by mathematical means
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic