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 |
|---|---|
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| concatenate | linked together |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| brook | creek |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |