GRE Word List
PRESCIENCE
foreknowledge of events:
The meaning of the word prescience is foreknowledge of events:.
Random words
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affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |