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 |
|---|---|
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |