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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correlationthe state or relation of being correlated
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satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
invalidnot valid:
aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
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strewto spread by scattering
ecclesiasticecclesiastical