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 |
|---|---|
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| lax | loose |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |