GRE Word List
PROSPEROUS
auspicious
The meaning of the word prosperous is auspicious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |