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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| spare | not being used |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |