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

WordMeaning
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
harrowingacutely distressing or painful
stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream
epochan event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
lethalof, relating to, or causing death