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 |
|---|---|
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |