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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| consign | to give over to another's care |