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 |
|---|---|
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |