GRE Word List
PROSPEROUS
auspicious
The meaning of the word prosperous is auspicious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |