GRE Word List
PREMONITORY
giving warning
The meaning of the word premonitory is giving warning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |