GRE Word List

PREMONITORY

giving warning

The meaning of the word premonitory is giving warning.

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WordMeaning
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
quirkan abrupt twist or curve
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compulsionan act of compelling
flaccidnot firm or stiff
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
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dominantcommanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
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