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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tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
thriftygiven to or marked by economy and good management
motea small particle : speck
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
incrustationa crust or hard coating
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
elysianof or relating to Elysium