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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| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
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| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |