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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| providence | divine guidance or care |