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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| Word | Meaning |
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| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| random | a haphazard course |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |