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 |
|---|---|
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |