GRE Word List

PREMONITORY

giving warning

The meaning of the word premonitory is giving warning.

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WordMeaning
imbueendow
motleyvariegated in color
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
accoutreto provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit
vervethe spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
credentialwarranting credit or confidence
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
fancyto have a fancy (see fancy