GRE Word List
PRESCIENCE
foreknowledge of events:
The meaning of the word prescience is foreknowledge of events:.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |