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 |
|---|---|
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| unfrock | defrock |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |