Fortune-Telling Vocabulary

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a tree of tropical climates that bears coconuts or dates

verb to conceal in or with the palm of the hand

  • She gently pressed her palm against the glass window.
  • I can feel the sand between my toes and the sun on my palm.
  • I smacked him on the back of his palm for making that joke.
  • He had the answer in the palm of his hand, but he couldn't remember it.

noun a fortune teller or seer

  • The soothsayer predicted that there would be a great harvest this year.
  • I heard from the soothsayer that I should expect good news soon.
  • The soothsayer said I should trust my gut feeling on this one.
  • She was like a modern-day soothsayer, always knowing what was going to happen next.