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 |
|---|---|
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |