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 |
|---|---|
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |