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
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
traverseto go or travel across or over
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking