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 |
|---|---|
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| hardy | bold |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |