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 |
|---|---|
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |