GRE Word List
PROSPEROUS
auspicious
The meaning of the word prosperous is auspicious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |