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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adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
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burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
mobilecapable of moving or being moved : movable
entourageone's attendants or associates
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
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