GRE Word List

PREMONITORY

giving warning

The meaning of the word premonitory is giving warning.

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WordMeaning
bravehaving or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
denotationan act or process of denoting
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes