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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venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |