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 |
|---|---|
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| portly | dignified |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| reek | smoke |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |