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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| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
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| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| throes | pang |
| welter | writhe |