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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WordMeaning
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
conversanthaving knowledge or experience
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
amuleta charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
saturnineborn under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
founderone that founds or establishes
dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts