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
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
expositoryof, relating to, or containing exposition
accoutreto provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit
gistessence; main point; substance
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe
animositya strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
repudiateto refuse to accept