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 |
|---|---|
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |