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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WordMeaning
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
imminentready to take place : happening soon
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
blemishto spoil by a flaw
revelrynoisy partying or merrymaking
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place