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
concatenatelinked together
aplombcomplete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
clownfarmer
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
palatableagreeable to the palate or taste
buttressa projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
halcyoncharacterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section