Divine GRE Vocabulary Flashcard
/dɪˈvaɪn/ (adj & verb)
Definition
Verb: to predict or foresee something supernaturally, augur, foretell, surmise, presume, recognize, discover, intuit, deduce, guess, conjecture, presage, discern, realize
Adjective: godly or related to a god, seraphic, saintly, deific, holy, godlike, angelic, celestial, heavenly
Example
How did I become interested in telling fortunes? I am asked this question frequently; I find it difficult to answer, but I recall a couple of years ago reading a book about Jeane Dixon, the Washington, D.C. seer who divined and tried to prevent the assassination of President Kennedy. Apparently when Mrs. Dixon was very young she was taken to a gypsy fortune-teller who was astounded at the young girl’s palm, for it gave every indication that she would become a great forseer of the future. Mrs. Dixon still has and uses a crystal ball given to her by the gypsy at that time.
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Antonyms
earthly, mundane, worldly (adj)
Parts of speech
Noun: divinity
Noun: diviner
Noun: divination
Noun: divineness
Adverb: divinely
