GRE Word List
PREMONITORY
giving warning
The meaning of the word premonitory is giving warning.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
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| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |