GRE Word List
OMINOUS
threatening; of an evil omen
The meaning of the word ominous is threatening; of an evil omen.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vampire | ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living |
| mediocre | ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad |
| ciliated | having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash |
| self-indulgence | excessive indulgence of one's own desire |
| incubate | hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one's body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease |
| polemic | attack or defense of an opinion; controversy or refutation; argument in support of point of view; N. polemics: art of debate or controversy |
| stalemate | deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked |
| nonentity | person of no importance; nonexistence |
| morose | ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy |
| downcast | disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward |
