GRE Word List
PRESAGE
something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
The meaning of the word presage is something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |