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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gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
emanateto come out from a source
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
valorstrength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
briman upper or outer margin : verge
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