GRE Word List

PRESCIENCE

foreknowledge of events:

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

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WordMeaning
junkettrip
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
poignancythe quality or state of being poignant
rigto fit out with rigging
descryto catch sight of
tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking