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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WordMeaning
worldlyof, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
cupidityinordinate desire for wealth : avarice
forwardnear, being at, or belonging to the forepart
censurea judgment involving condemnation
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
promptto move to action : incite
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
disingenuouslacking in candor