GRE Word List
PRESCIENCE
foreknowledge of events:
The meaning of the word prescience is foreknowledge of events:.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| opus | work |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |