GRE Word List
PREMONITION
forewarning; presentiment; foreboding
The meaning of the word premonition is forewarning; presentiment; foreboding.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| striated | marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved; Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line |
| petty | trivial; unimportant; very small; small-minded; petty-minded |
| temerity | boldness; nerve; rashness; Ex. temerity to ask for a pay increase after only three day's work |
| anthropoid | manlike; resembling a human being; N. |
| extrude | force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die |
| deploy | spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line; distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically |
| vegetate | live in a monotonous way (without interests or activity); CF. vegetation: plants of an area; CF. vegetarian; CF. vegan |
| pathetic | causing sadness, compassion, pity; touching |
| fit | sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy |
| abstruse | obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
