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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WordMeaning
distendextend
captionthe part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
bandyto discuss lightly or banteringly
dapperneat and trim in appearance
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase