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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WordMeaning
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
flamboyantmarked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
misogynista person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person
stealtha cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
entitybeing