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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WordMeaning
purgeto clear of guilt
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
uncannyseeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
visionthe act or power of seeing : sight
trappingsoutward signs
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)