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 |
|---|---|
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |