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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| noisome | noxious |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |