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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| haven | harbor |