GRE Word List

PROVIDENCE

divine guidance or care

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

Random words

WordMeaning
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
swipea strong sweeping blow
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
blasphemythe act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
insurrectionan act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
drossthe scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype