GRE Word List
PROVIDENCE
divine guidance or care
The meaning of the word providence is divine guidance or care.
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| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| 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 |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |