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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| dour | stern |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| replicate | duplicate |
| cipher | zero |