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
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
vernalof, relating to, or occurring in the spring
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
askewout of line : at an angle
insurrectionan act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
falterto walk unsteadily : stumble