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 |
|---|---|
| fulcrum | prop |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |