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 |
|---|---|
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |