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 |
|---|---|
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| reverberate | reflect |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |