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 |
|---|---|
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |