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 |
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| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
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| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
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| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |