GRE Word List
BODE
to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage
The meaning of the word bode is to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |