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 |
|---|---|
| modish | fashionable |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |