GRE Word List
PROSPEROUS
auspicious
The meaning of the word prosperous is auspicious.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| encumber | weigh down |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| facade | the front of a building |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |