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 |
|---|---|
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |