GRE Word List
FOREBODING
the act of one who forebodes
The meaning of the word foreboding is the act of one who forebodes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| abnegation | denial |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |