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.
Random words
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pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
approbation | commendation |