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 |
|---|---|
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |