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
helma lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
rectitudethe quality or state of being straight
halcyoncharacterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
pontificalepiscopal attire
malaproposin an inappropriate or inopportune way
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal