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 |
|---|---|
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
