GRE Word List
PREMONITION
previous notice or warning : forewarning
The meaning of the word premonition is previous notice or warning : forewarning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| congenial | pleasant |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| canny | clever |