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

WordMeaning
physiologicalof or relating to physiology
ruffiana brutal person : bully
stringenttight
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
ricketyaffected with rickets
fractioustending to be troublesome : unruly
adroithaving or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail