GRE Word List

PROVIDENCE

divine guidance or care

The meaning of the word providence is divine guidance or care.

Random words

WordMeaning
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
deliriuman acute (see acute
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
sleeperone that sleeps
penologya branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
briskkeenly alert : lively
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation