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
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
incubateto sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
betrothto promise to marry
ponderousof very great weight
fluencythe quality or state of being fluent
incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
eddya current of water or air running contrary to the main current
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal