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 |
|---|---|
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |