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 |
|---|---|
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| lunar | crescent |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |