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 |
|---|---|
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |