GRE Word List
PREMONITORY
giving warning
The meaning of the word premonitory is giving warning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| duration | continuance in time |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |