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 |
|---|---|
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| veracious | truthful |
| minuscule | very small |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |