GRE Word List
PRESENTIMENT
premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear
The meaning of the word presentiment is premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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euthanasia | mercy killing |
condiments | seasonings; spices |
ductile | malleable; pliable; (of metals) easily pulled into shape; flexible; (of someone) easily influenced or controlled |
jostle | shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds |
velocity | speed |
septic | of or causing sepsis; putrid; producing putrefaction; N. sepsis: poisoning of part of the body (producing pus) |
confidant | trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret) |
husband | use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder |
cavalier | casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight |
immutable | unchangeable |