Word of the day
portent
1. a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen
“they believed that wild birds in the house were portents of death”
2. future significance
“an omen of grave portent for the tribe”
noun
/ˈpɔrˌtɛnt/
Test your comprehension with these four exercises!
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Choose the word that best fits in the phrase
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"The omens of grave portent _____ a terrible future."
Select three words related to portent
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- sign
- omen
- reference
- presage
- proposal
Choose the phrase that uses portent correctly
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Find a word related to portent
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