GRE Word List
BEHOLDEN
being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
The meaning of the word beholden is being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| forte | one's strong point |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |