GRE Word List
PRESCIENCE
foreknowledge of events:
The meaning of the word prescience is foreknowledge of events:.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |