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 |
|---|---|
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| distend | extend |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |