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 |
|---|---|
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| malediction | curse |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |