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
subsistencereal being : existence
ursineof or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)
ponderousof very great weight
alludeto make indirect reference
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
veritythe quality or state of being true or real
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
buffeta blow especially with the hand