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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| Word | Meaning |
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| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |