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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WordMeaning
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
loftyelevated in character and spirit : noble
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brandishto shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
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perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
codifyto reduce to a code
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
statutoryof or relating to statutes