GRE Word List
PRESCIENCE
foreknowledge of events:
The meaning of the word prescience is foreknowledge of events:.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
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| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |