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 |
|---|---|
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| hurl | rush |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
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| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |