GRE Word List
PROVIDENCE
divine guidance or care
The meaning of the word providence is divine guidance or care.
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| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |