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
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)
punditpandit
unintimidatingnot causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
veracityconformity with truth or fact : accuracy
mysticmystical
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based