GRE Word List
PREMONITION
previous notice or warning : forewarning
The meaning of the word premonition is previous notice or warning : forewarning.
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| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| conspire | plot |
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| groom | bridegroom |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |