GRE Word List
PROSPEROUS
auspicious
The meaning of the word prosperous is auspicious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| prank | trick |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |