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 |
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redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
determinate | having defined limits |
prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
bluff | having a broad flattened front |
yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |