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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patrimonyan estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
avidcharacterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
lucremonetary gain : profit
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal