GRE Word List
PORTEND
to give an omen or anticipatory sign of
The meaning of the word portend is to give an omen or anticipatory sign of.
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|---|---|
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
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| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
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| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
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