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 |
|---|---|
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| panoramic | of, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |