GRE Word List
PREMONITORY
giving warning
The meaning of the word premonitory is giving warning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |