GRE Word List
PRESCIENCE
foreknowledge of events:
The meaning of the word prescience is foreknowledge of events:.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |