GRE Word List
PREMONITORY
giving warning
The meaning of the word premonitory is giving warning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |