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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| rightful | just |
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| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
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| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| foppish | foolish |