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 |
|---|---|
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| brink | edge |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |