GRE Word List
OMINOUS
being or exhibiting an omen : portentous
The meaning of the word ominous is being or exhibiting an omen : portentous.
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sybarite | voluptuary |
embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |