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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busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
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unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
tyrannyoppressive power
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antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare