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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |