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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WordMeaning
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
ameliorateto make better or more tolerable
humanemarked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare