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 |
|---|---|
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| document | proof |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |