GRE Word List

PRESCIENCE

foreknowledge of events:

The meaning of the word prescience is foreknowledge of events:.

Random words

WordMeaning
veracityconformity with truth or fact : accuracy
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
impuissanceweakness
homelysuggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home
hummocka rounded knoll or hillock
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift