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 |
|---|---|
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |