GRE Word List
OMINOUS
being or exhibiting an omen : portentous
The meaning of the word ominous is being or exhibiting an omen : portentous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| trenchant | keen |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |