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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |