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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| Word | Meaning |
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| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |