GRE Word List

PRESCIENCE

foreknowledge of events:

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

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sanctiona formal decree
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
jaundiceyellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
parquetto furnish with a floor of parquet
debaseto lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government
composta mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land
minusculevery small
cessiona yielding to another : concession
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume