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
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
meekenduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
passiveacted upon by an external agency
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
rescindto take away : remove