GRE Word List
PROSPEROUS
auspicious
The meaning of the word prosperous is auspicious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| homily | a usually short sermon |