For every word a sentence is given, you have to find out the option which represents the similar meaning to the given word.
PORTENDS - It appears to many that US "war on terrorism" portends trouble in Gulf.
Explanation:
Portend is ‘to serve as an omen or a warning of’ or ‘bodes’. All the options may fit, if the meaning is not known. Bodes is the best choice because the trouble is a ‘forecast’ which is another way of saying ‘portend’. Evoke may come close but it is not the same as predicting. Hence, the correct answer is option 2.
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