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 |
|---|---|
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |