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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dapperneat and trim in appearance
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palatableagreeable to the palate or taste
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bedraggleto wet thoroughly
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