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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WordMeaning
rectifyto set right : remedy
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
lookoutone engaged in keeping watch : watchman
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets