GRE Word List
AUGURY
divination from auspices (see auspice
The meaning of the word augury is divination from auspices (see auspice.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |