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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arraignto call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
disarraya lack of order or sequence : confusion
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
dowrythe money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
compulsorymandatory
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night