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 |
|---|---|
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |