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 |
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |