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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adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
malfeasancewrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
mimicryan instance of mimicking
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
lassitudea condition of weariness or debility : fatigue
bouta spell or period of activity: such as
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
simperto smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger