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 |
|---|---|
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |