GRE Word List
PRESCIENCE
foreknowledge of events:
The meaning of the word prescience is foreknowledge of events:.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| calculated | apt |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |