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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outmoded | not being in style |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |