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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augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
bruisean injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
aristocracygovernment by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
endueprovide
debauchto corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death