GRE Word List
FOREBODING
the act of one who forebodes
The meaning of the word foreboding is the act of one who forebodes.
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| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |