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 |
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| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| mendicant | beggar |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |