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.

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WordMeaning
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
contagiona contagious disease
epochan event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
shuffleto mix in a mass confusedly : jumble
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jovialcharacterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
wagto be in motion : stir
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish