GRE Word List

AUSPICIOUS

showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious

The meaning of the word auspicious is showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious.

Random words

WordMeaning
choicethe act of choosing : selection
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
acknowledgeto recognize the rights, authority, or status of
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
havenharbor
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
tenacitythe quality or state of being tenacious