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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |