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 |
|---|---|
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |