GRE Word List
PREMONITORY
giving warning
The meaning of the word premonitory is giving warning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |