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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| approbation | commendation |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |