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 |
|---|---|
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |