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

WordMeaning
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
alacritypromptness in response : cheerful readiness
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
egregiousconspicuous
fraileasily led into evil
intersticea space that intervenes between things
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
plumea feather of a bird: such as
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another