GRE Word List

PROVIDENCE

divine guidance or care

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

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petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
opportunesuitable or convenient for a particular occurrence
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
libidoinstinctual 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
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion
exhortto incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
hailprecipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow
scrutinizeto examine closely and minutely
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand