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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abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
sparse | of few and scattered elements |