GRE Word List
AUGURY
divination from auspices (see auspice
The meaning of the word augury is divination from auspices (see auspice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |