GRE Word List

PREMONITORY

giving warning

The meaning of the word premonitory is giving warning.

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WordMeaning
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
climeclimate
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
servitudea condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
gourmandone who is excessively fond of eating and drinking
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form