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 |
|---|---|
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |