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 |
|---|---|
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |