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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magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
rankrelative standing or position
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
ichthyologya branch of zoology that deals with fishes
chaoticmarked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered
damnto condemn to a punishment or fate
flirtto move erratically : flit