GRE Word List
AUGURY
divination from auspices (see auspice
The meaning of the word augury is divination from auspices (see auspice.
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| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
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