GRE Word List
PROVIDENCE
divine guidance or care
The meaning of the word providence is divine guidance or care.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| actuary | clerk |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
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| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| overweening | arrogant |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |