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 |
|---|---|
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |