GRE Word List
PRESCIENCE
foreknowledge of events:
The meaning of the word prescience is foreknowledge of events:.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| wont | accustomed |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| slew | a large number |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |