GRE Word List
SOOTHSAYER
a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
The meaning of the word soothsayer is a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator.
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compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
gradation | a series forming successive stages |
ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
perdition | eternal damnation |
postulate | demand |
contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |