GRE Word List
PROVIDENCE
quality of being provident; divine care; god's care; Providence: god; Ex. It seemed like providence that the doctor happened to be there; ADJ. providential: of divine providence; fortunate
The meaning of the word providence is quality of being provident; divine care; god's care; Providence: god; Ex. It seemed like providence that the doctor happened to be there; ADJ. providential: of divine providence; fortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| redundant | superfluous; more than is necessary; verbose; excessively wordy; repetitious |
| fervid | ardent; zealous; hot |
| deluge | flood; rush; V. |
| angular | sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner |
| matrix | point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die; Ex. the matrix of Western civilization |
| haggard | wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners |
| machiavellian | crafty; double-dealing; of the political doctrine of Machiavelli, which holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing political power |
| derivation | deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of the word |
| immure | imprison; shut up in confinement; CF. wall |
| collaborate | work together; cooperate treasonably with the enemy |
