GRE Word List
PROPITIOUS
favorable; auspicious; advantageous; fortunate; Ex. propitious day/sign
The meaning of the word propitious is favorable; auspicious; advantageous; fortunate; Ex. propitious day/sign.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disinterested | unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective |
| schism | division into factions (esp. within a religious body); split |
| mortician | undertaker; CF. death |
| condign | adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved |
| celibate | abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy |
| overthrow | topple; N. |
| feign | pretend |
| vex | annoy; distress |
| inexorable | relentless; unyielding; implacable; not capable of being changed by entreaty or efforts; Ex. inexorable price rises |
| precarious | unsafe; lacking in stability; uncertain; risky; Ex. precarious living |
