GRE Word List
AUGURY
omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future)
The meaning of the word augury is omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| universal | characterizing or affecting all; general; present everywhere; of the universe; cosmic; Ex. universal agreement; Ex. a subject of universal interest |
| trifle | something of little importance or value; small amount; Ex. a trifle; V: treat without seriousness; flirt |
| vogue | popular fashion; Ex. Jeans became the vogue. |
| piebald | of different colors; mottled; spotted in different colors (esp. in black and white); Ex. piebald horse; CF. pie+bald |
| gentle | kindly; soft; mild; of good family |
| enormity | hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous |
| grievance | cause of complaint; complaint |
| primal | first in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence |
| sensuous | giving pleasure to the senses; pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses; sensuous feeling of soft velvet on the skin |
| wither | (of a plant) dry up from loss of moisture; lose freshness; shrivel; decay |
