GRE Word List
ORACULAR
resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
The meaning of the word oracular is resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery).
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exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
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intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
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