GRE Word List
PREDETERMINE
foreordain
The meaning of the word predetermine is foreordain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| grate | grating |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |