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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ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
seemly | good-looking |
gape | to open the mouth wide |
specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |