GRE Word List

AUGURY

divination from auspices (see auspice

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

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advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
lineamentsan outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
ludicrousamusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
chalicea drinking cup : goblet
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body