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

WordMeaning
earnto receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
vulpineof, relating to, or resembling a fox
insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
circuitoushaving a circular or winding course
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data