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 |
|---|---|
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| quizzical | comically quaint |