GRE Word List

PRESCIENCE

foreknowledge of events:

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

Random words

WordMeaning
ravenousrapacious
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
encomiasticone that praises : eulogist