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 |
|---|---|
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |