GRE Word List
PREMONITORY
giving warning
The meaning of the word premonitory is giving warning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |