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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| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
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| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |