GRE Word List
PRESENTIMENT
a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
The meaning of the word presentiment is a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| boor | peasant |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |