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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WordMeaning
quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
siderealof, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
shamblesa meat market
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
induceto move by persuasion or influence
clairvoyanthaving clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
desperatehaving lost hope