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
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
detachedstanding by itself : separate
piedof two or more colors in blotches
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection
overweeningarrogant
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
affrontto insult especially to the face by behavior or language
willowyabounding with willows
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep