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 |
|---|---|
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |