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 |
|---|---|
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| cursive | running |
| plait | pleat |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |