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 |
|---|---|
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |