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
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
tatterto make ragged
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
schemea plan or program of action
cursiverunning
concoctto prepare by combining raw materials
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
verisimilarhaving the appearance of truth : probable