Emotional is preferred to emotive when describing a display of emotion: he was given an emotional (not emotive) welcome Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition Â© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Â© HarperCollins
portent (plural portents ) Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen. A portending; significance a howl of dire portentâ. Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.
portend (third-person singular simple present portends, present participle portending, simple past and past participle portended) (transitive) To serve as a warning or omen. John Milton, Paradise Lost A kingdom they portend thee, but what kingdom, / Real or allegoric, I discern not; Nor when: eternal sure--as without end, (transitive) To signify; to denote.