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 |
|---|---|
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |