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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| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| syllogism | a 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") |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
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| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
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