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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abrasivecausing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade
dossiera file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject
jollitythe quality or state of being jolly : merriment
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
sublimatesublime
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
gavelrent or tribute in medieval England