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 |
|---|---|
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
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| cataclysm | flood |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |