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 |
|---|---|
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| fell | skin |
| appease | pacify |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |