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 |
|---|---|
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |