GRE Word List
PREMONITORY
giving warning
The meaning of the word premonitory is giving warning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
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| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |