GRE Word List
PRESCIENCE
foreknowledge of events:
The meaning of the word prescience is foreknowledge of events:.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertex | the top of the head |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |