GRE Word List
PRESCIENCE
foreknowledge of events:
The meaning of the word prescience is foreknowledge of events:.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |