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A.Word.A.Day--portendPronunciation: WAV or RealAudioportend (por-TEND) verb tr. 1. To serve as an omen or a warning of; presage. 2. To indicate by prediction; forecast. [Middle English portenden, from Latin portendere.] "The film's greatest problem is the assumption that the millennium portends extraordinary events." James Murray, Happy New Apocalypse, The Australian, 16 Dec 1999. This week's theme: verbs.
X-BonusThe refusal to choose is a form of choice; disbelief is a form of belief. -Frank Barron
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