GRE Word List

AUGURY

divination from auspices (see auspice

The meaning of the word augury is divination from auspices (see auspice.

Random words

WordMeaning
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
citadela fortress that commands (see command
arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
atheistica person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
preternaturalexisting outside of nature
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
conveyancethe action of conveying
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
asyluman inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary