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 |
|---|---|
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| overthrow | overturn |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |