GRE Word List

AUGURY

divination from auspices (see auspice

The meaning of the word augury is divination from auspices (see auspice.

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WordMeaning
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
confidencea feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
comaa state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire