GRE Word List

FATALISM

a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them

The meaning of the word fatalism is a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them.

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WordMeaning
retrenchcut down
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
woefulfull of woe : grievous
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
mustyimpaired by damp or mildew : moldy
cadavera dead body
requiteto make return for : repay
accostto approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent