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 |
|---|---|
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |