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 |
|---|---|
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| verge | brink |