GRE Word List
FOREBODING
the act of one who forebodes
The meaning of the word foreboding is the act of one who forebodes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| forte | one's strong point |
| dominate | rule |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| coin | corner |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |