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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |